Holden, Washington
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Stehekin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98816. It stands on Copper Creek. The Survey maps it on the Holden quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1902 USGS Stehekin quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Stehekin quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1944 USGS Holden quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1949 USGS Holden quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Holden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Holden quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Holden (historical) between 1995 and 2019, burning about 9,939 acres in total. 12 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | LEROY |
| 25 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | RAILROAD CREEK |
| 20 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BUCKSKIN MOUNTAIN |
| 2 August 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | PLATFORM |
| 17 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | TINPAN |
| 17 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | TENMILE |
| 16 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | KLONE CREEK |
| 12 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | ICY LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Holden (historical): 12 occurrences, 5 prospects, 2 unknowns, 2 past producers. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Copper, Gold, Antimony. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Devil | Beryllium | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Point Group | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Entiat | Gallium | Occurrence | ||
| Holden Mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Sulfur-Pyrite, Uranium, Nickel, Lead, Arsenic | Past Producer | 1887, 1938, 1957 | |
| Howe Sound Tailings | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper | Plant | ||
| Last Chance | Calcium | Occurrence | ||
| Little Bonanza | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Marcus Stein | Gold, Silver, Antimony, Mercury | Occurrence | Pyrargyrite, Pyrite | |
| Mary Green | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Pyrite, Pyrrhotite | |
| Sevenmile Antimony | Silver, Gold, Antimony, Nickel | Occurrence | Pyrite, Stibnite |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moore | 8.7 miles | 18 | |
| Trinity | 9.6 miles | 23 | |
| Domke Lake Resort | 9.6 miles | 18 | |
| Lucerne | 9.7 miles | 18 | |
| Stehekin | 9.8 miles | 14 | |
| Telma | 24.7 miles | 17 | |
| Merritt | 29.1 miles | 17 | |
| Nason Creek | 29.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1520853. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.








